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Serum folate, total homocysteine levels and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase 677C>T polymorphism in young healthy female Japanese.
Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition - 1 Jan 2012
Taguchi Takashi, Mori Hideki, Hamada Atsumi, Yamori Yukio, Mori Mari
Abstract excerpt
Environmental and genetic factors influence serum total homocysteine (tHcy), a risk factor for vascular diseases. The gene polymorphism of methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is reported to be a genetic factor for influencing tHcy. However, it is not clear whether MTHFR polymorphism influences tHcy in the younger generation. To investigate the influence of MTHFR polymorphism on vascular disease risks in...
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